EARTHQUAKE Magnitude 7.1 - VANUATU

Magnitude 7.1 - VANUATU

2012 February 02 13:34:40 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	7.1
Date-Time	Thursday, February 02, 2012 at 13:34:40 UTC Friday, February 03, 2012 at 12:34:40 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	17.766°S, 167.134°E
Depth	23.1 km (14.4 miles)
Region	VANUATU
Distances	124 km (77 miles) W of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 251 km (155 miles) S of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 294 km (182 miles) NW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu 1803 km (1120 miles) ENE of BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.8 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=551, Nph=561, Dmin=482 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=C
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0007uiv

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